Believe it or not, massive governments that employ hundreds of thousands of people are capable of doing multiple things simultaneously.
I don't think there's any evidence this was state-sponsored, or even state-approved, but "oh there's better things to do" is not a good argument in the least.
I don't think there's any evidence this was state-sponsored, or even state-approved, but "oh there's better things to do" is not a good argument in the least.